Table of contents : Unit I The Body as a Whole Chapter 1 Organization of the Human Body Chapter 2 Chemistry, Matter, and Life Chapter 3 Cells and Their Functions Chapter 4 Tissues, Glands, and Membranes Unit II Disease and the First Line of Defense Chapter 5 Disease and Disease-Producing Organisms Chapter 6 The Integumentary System Unit III Movement and Support Chapter 7 The Skeletal System Chapter 8 The Muscular System Unit IV Coordination and Control Chapter 9 The Nervous System: The Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves Chapter 10 The Nervous System: The Brain and Cranial Nerves Chapter 11 The Sensory System Chapter 12 The Endocrine System: Glands and Hormones Unit V Circulation and Body Defense Chapter 13 The Blood Chapter 14 The Heart and Heart Disease Chapter 15 Blood Vessels and Blood Circulation Chapter 16 The Lymphatic System and Lymphatic Circulation Chapter 17 Immunity Unit VI Energy: Supply and Use Chapter 18 The Respiratory System Chapter 19 The Digestive System Chapter 20 Metabolism, Nutrition, and Body Temperature Chapter 21 The Urinary System Chapter 22 Body Fluids Unit VII Perpetuation of Life Chapter 23 The Male and Female Reproductive Systems Chapter 24 Development and Birth Chapter 25 Heredity and Hereditary Diseases